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    In Pennsylvania people used whiskey a lot; whether to use up extra corn or as money. The federal government passed a law where all whiskey would be taxed in 1791. The farmer refused to pay it. They compared it to the Stamp Act and said that is was like that all over again. After a few years they started calling it the Whiskey Rebellion. By 1794 the Whiskey Rebellion started to threaten the strength of the United States government. George Washington had to lead the United States military to stop the

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    Tibet a country in pursuit of peace and faith. American a country in the pursuit of freedom and happiness. Both of these countries were pushed to the brink by outlying nations, using them for their own personal benefits and not accounting for the people who occupy there spaces. America was a country ruled over by the tyranny of the British Empire, enforcing laws that had no place on American soil such as passing a famous law in in 1773 giving the British East India Company tax-free status in the

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    10.) The setting was extremely important for this story to take place. The setting is Panem a post-apocalyptic world that used to be America. If it weren’t for this setting where you were forced to offer up one boy and one girl to The Hunger Games. There also wouldn’t be everybody facing hunger and there wouldn’t be so much poverty. In the game arena the setting plays a very important role by forcing the tributes to make game changing decisions in the harsh environment. The setting reveals important

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    “Histrionic personality disorder” (HPD) is a common psychological disorder found in women, it is a psychological condition in which serious problems arise with regard to the characteristics and functions of an individual's personality structure”(Miller, Frank). (parentheses mine). In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, various characters show symptoms of HPD if they were to be evaluated by modern day doctors they would most likely be diagnosed with this psychological disorder. Abigail Williams lies about

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    Paine’s ideas about the origins of government was that America should form its own government and become independent from that of England because of their different thoughts and notions. England’s government was more corrupt because of the king as Paine mentions, a king ruins the peace of a country as a whole and disrupts mankind. Paine also declares how before the rise of kings, there was no war, but with a king’s ego, causes chaos and confusion among one another. Paine believed that in America

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    Federal Structure of Government Many, if not all, concepts in politics are initially presented as cut and dry, but people quickly discover just like politics these concepts are not as clear as they seem. For instance, federalism is a concept that has changed and allowed doubt not just throughout American history but since the conception of the United States. The founders of the U.S. constitution needed a strong basis that could prevent a new nation from collapsing from the many adversaries that

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    Samuel Beckett’s Molloy is divided into two parts. The first part begins with the narrator, Molloy, who is being driven to write for an unknown reason and by an unknown person. At the end of the first paragraph, Molloy says: “Here is my beginning” (Beckett 8). Molloy's account of "what happens" isn't organized as a narrative; in a way; Molloy is Beckett's portrait of what would happen if someone who didn't tell stories was compelled to tell one. He begins not even with the pseudo-quest of going to

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    Joan of Arc was born in 1412, at the age of 12 she started to hear the voice of God. In 1420 a peace treaty was signed but it made King Henry V ruler of England and France. The voices in her head told her to lead France into battle against the English. Going to the former King Charles to help gain their freedom. Believing her he gave her a army to gain Orléans back. After winning an almost unbelievable victory. Joan of Arc reputation spreads giving people hope to fight back. After the victory of

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    In my opinion the smugglers were some of the first real businessmen in America. They saw a need and they found a way to meet that need and not only could they meet it but they could also make money for themselves. Smuggling is when goods are illegally moved into or out of a country. My topic is the role of the smugglers in the early economy. I will explore how smugglers sourced their goods and channeled them to buyers as well as the consequences and rewards. Whenever smugglers were caught they

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    Lies Are Not Always Fun Honestly is the best policy. Abigail Williams has an affair, is a liar, and is also manipulative. She is a major character in this play, she is portrayed as a 17 years old. Throughout the story, it is revealed that she has been dancing in the woods with the girls of Salem and performing voodoo rituals with her uncle’s salve Tituba. While some believe Abigail is a good child, I believe it or not, because she fell in love with a married man and she lied leading deaths of innocent

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